Patents by Inventor Joshua M. Judge

Joshua M. Judge has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Device and method for safely expanding minimally invasive surgical incisions
    Patent number: 10052089
    Abstract: An insertion tongue of the retractor device may be pushed into the subject through the trocar incision, along one side of the organ. The tip of the insertion tongue pushes the impacted organ and its endoscopic recovery bag slightly away from the cavity wall. A scalpel is passed through the insertion guide with the tip of the scalpel blade in the retention guide on the back of the insertion tongue, and with the sharp side of the scalpel blade facing away from the organ and from the tongue of the retractor device. The scalpel is then passed down through the cavity wall, with its tip in the retention guide, while tension on the retractor device handle away from the organ, and gentle outward traction on the organ (and bag) permits removal of the organ (and bag) as soon as the opening is just large enough to allow it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventors: William H. Guilford, Craig L. Slingluff, Jr., Joshua M. Judge
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SAFELY EXPANDING MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL INCISIONS
    Publication number: 20130231538
    Abstract: An insertion tongue of the retractor device may be pushed into the subject through the trocar incision, along one side of the organ. The tip of the insertion tongue pushes the impacted organ and its endoscopic recovery bag slightly away from the cavity wall. A scalpel is passed through the insertion guide with the tip of the scalpel blade in the retention guide on the back of the insertion tongue, and with the sharp side of the scalpel blade facing away from the organ and from the tongue of the retractor device. The scalpel is then passed down through the cavity wall, with its tip in the retention guide, while tension on the retractor device handle away from the organ, and gentle outward traction on the organ (and bag) permits removal of the organ (and bag) as soon as the opening is just large enough to allow it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: University of Virginia Patent Foundation d/b/a University of Virginia Licensing & Ventures Group
    Inventors: William H. Guilford, Craig L. Slingluff, JR., Joshua M. Judge